British guitarist analyses John Fogerty LIVE in his 70th year!!!

Tonight I'm taking a look at the legend that is John Fogerty playing in 2014!
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[@jakethehead281]

I went to see this guy with ZZ Top back in July. He absolutly stole the show. He's in his 70s still running around, jumping, and singing and playing his ass off. What a performer. One of the best shows I've been to in some time

[@fredvanderbeek5881]

Jake Tobey Me too summer 2018 at Treasure Island in Minnesota first time ever after all these decades was filled with happy energy didn't miss a note great show

[@MaddyN999]

You know it’s John on the first note. One of my all time favorite bands. 🖤

[@gejuje]

I heard Bad Moon Rising back in 69. Being 9 years old, and danish, i didn`t understand a word, it just sounded great. That was what turned me on to music. John Fogerty is one of the greats. Brilliant songwriter, singer and musician

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@jazzcat8786]

He still got it!! Great solo! He doesn’t look or sound like he’s 70. He played Woodstock and he’s still at it🤯

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@elizabethlinsay9193]

I truly believe that's because he has, and always has had music in his soul. It NEVER leaves you. He's always had the chops and always will.

[@briannewell6064]

A National Treasure if there ever was one.

[@roberthorn333]

John is an iconic entertainer, with a sound all his own. And that's Nuff Said!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@kolchak3578]

Saw JF a couple of years ago. Was expecting a bit of nostalgia for the songs I loved but assumed diminished presentation because of his age. I was blown away. One of the better shows I have been to in years. Not only was his guitar work still very good but his voice blew me away. He threw one hit after another at you. Barely time to catch your breath. You really captured my feelings in this vid. Thanks Fil.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@augustineriley5582]

Kolchak357, - same as, watching Fogerty a while ago live AWESOME! Class of his own imo.

[@craftycrafter1960]

I saw him too on that tour he was so great I couldn’t believe it

[@abdielstephen3780]

I dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me!

[@georgemusa7980]

@Abdiel Stephen instablaster =)

[@stephencarpenteri2223]

Some artists are beyond analysis. John Fogerty is one in a million; simple, unique, unusual and burning up with rock 'n roll.

[@mariorabottini5687]

John would have to be one of the most hardest working legends out there....still playing and singing his heart out, what an absolute icon he is! Timeless and endless songs he has sung and written and still sounds as amazing as ever! Great analysis Fil! Cheers Mario!😁🤘🤘

[@williamaker7803]

Another great video I saw an interview with John after the trouble with CCR and he said that he figured out that it doesn't matter who owns the rights to a song the song really belongs to the fans who love it and that is when he started writing and playing again. He was and is still a great entertainer.

[@jemogan]

Figured out after years and years of not playing his own songs because the situation bummed him out so much.

[@scooterthebigfoot8224]

There will never be another one of him. His music always takes me home.

[@BOOMNERD51]

Have loved John Fogerty since first hearing CCR "Down on the Corner." Thanks for pointing out the great vocal and guitar playing! He's still got it, for sure!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@BobBlarneystone]

CCR was one of the bands of my 'formative' years. Fortunate Son vocalized some of the rage that a lot of guys felt during the Vietnam years. It's too bad he got mired in a contractual swamp (they literally tried to steal his vocal style!) , but he's endured.

[@candicestevens2389]

Ok Fil,its 2020 and John's playing at home with his two sons and his daughter because of the virus and they are following in his footsteps at least for now,its a wonderful thing to see them play together! It's been the cosmos factory remade in case you didnt know.....ROCK!

[@hx823]

Really must revisit this legend now he's playing with Shane and Tyler (his sons) and Kelsy (his daughter)

[@elainewilliams967]

He's been doing wonderful little online concerts with his family during corona down-time. Such a joy to see and hear!

[@capothree]

Those really cheered me up during a difficult time for us all.

[@robertsparkman8516]

I had known he could still sing, but for someone who was know for a super clean guitar tone I was amazed at the amount of grit here. More John would be appreciated.

[@NothingMaster]

He is obviously a musical legend; as for his guitar playing he definitely belongs to that exclusive underrated guitar player club. He’s always been a super innovative guitar player, at least in my book.

[@ponchohernandez4708]

I am big Creedence Clearwater Revival / John Fogerty Fan!! Thank you for posting

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!

[@augustineriley5582]

Poncho, - Fogerty, arguably the finest, most intense pure rock n roll vocalist? Is in my book.

[@bladerunner625]

John doesn't need C.C.R

[@pamx3692]

No other sounds like him, when he starts to sing you know who it is !!! CCR was my favorite band back in the day !! At 70 and doing this??? What lol....So many of their songs were a part of the film industry !! Song writer, singer, guitar player. His music is just timeless like he is !!!! Thanks for doing this !!

[@pamelafradette6520]

I went to his concert awhile back. It was great! He hasn't lost a thing! I had all the CCR albums when they came out. It's a night I'll never forget. Great review again, Fil. You're spot on too! 😊

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@laurakali6522]

Saw him this summer with his son playing in the band. Still amazing ......but there is something about his generation of performers that just keep rocking ...Neil, Willie, Seger, Ringo, Bruce, Peter Wolf, Billy Joel, Elton etc....

[@andrewmarinkovich8657]

Fogerty is definitely a legend and he seemingly never disappoints with his live performances. I saw him perform at a large AIDS benefit concert in Oakland, CA back in 1987 with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) and they played a bunch of CCR tunes. I think it was the first or second time he had played any CCR tunes live since CCR broke up in the early '70s. Needless to say it was an epic and thrilling performance. He sounded fantastic and completely rocked the place. Amazing that he is still going strong. If he comes around again I will have to go see him. Not many of these guys left!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@rayross997]

And think of all the awesome songs he has given us. What a talent.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@spacecatboy2962]

fogerty said when he was a kid in school, the beatles hit the charts in america and after that every kid wanted to be a musician

[@pyroman6000]

That Rhodes piano just sets the whole mood for this song. What an iconic sound for rock and blues!

[@dlux703]

Fil, thanks for featuring John and pointing out his shiny elements. He's truly a legend here in the SF Bay area, and I was playing in bands at the same time that Credence was making big waves. If you look deeper into his history, you'll learn that John literally got screwed out of his own publishing and even lost the rights to perform his own compositions for years. It is one of the most heartbreaking music industry stories, and there was an evil predator/producer at the "heart of the breaking".

[@tenlittleindians]

Let's not forget he blew the doors off the songs he did not write too! Susie Q. And I Put A Spell On You had great vocals.

[@rayleescherger4030]

Fil one of my Favorite artist!! Thank you!

[@rayleescherger4030]

tenlittleindians along with his son "Shane Fogerty" Most awesome family!!

[@patrickconnors4602]

Heard it through the grapevine is incredible

[@leahflower9924]

i love susie q. that is my jam

[@captainchaos7862]

There's ONLY 2 men who have every brought actual tears to my eyes......and it was through their music straight to my heart.....Otis Redding and John Fogerty.........

[@wildbill5680]

I've found a soul mate! Me too

[@Knards]

Man did I love CCR. Vietnam era music

[@captaincarl8230]

@MrMrwilson, me too. I still have a couple of CCR's LPs in my collection.

[@augustineriley5582]

Mr Wilson, - the Vets hero, while other artists of that era were attacking the vets as well as the war, Fogerty defended the vets, but screamed against the war, - he was drafted himself of course.

[@Knards]

@@augustineriley5582 I am 68, but I dont remember anyone going against the soldiers themselves.At least not in the music or musicians I listened to. We all pretty much knew where the fault of the killing lay

[@kurtisle]

OK. It's great to see John still up and running. This is my history with Creedence Clearwater Revival. Back in the 60s I was asked by a friend to help find a band for his Church Teen Dance. Somehow I found a manager to help me. I booked a group called the Golliwogs. I paid them $75. to lug their gear from El Cerrito about 50 miles away, play for 4 hours for a bunch of very socially awkward boys and girls and drive home. They were really, ugh not exceptional at all. Their music was early 60s style. Not more than a year later a new group suddenly broke out called Creedence Clearwater Revival...and they were GOOD....SO GOOD. I'm a huge fan of John Fogerty and have been since. Thanks Fil. You hit my favorites, and give a great commentary and review.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@waltdude]

That wasn’t Teen Town on Mather AFB was it?

[@mstewart109]

Happy memories...loved CCR. LOVED John Foggerty......I didn't know he was still performing....

[@oilcan2787]

Bayou Country, Green River and Willy and the poor boys all 3 released in 1969. He was on a roll.

[@augustineriley5582]

AND a Rock ;)

[@paulablissett9396]

YAY! CCR!, always, always loved their music, and John Fogarty, his voice will go on for a long time to come.... Great analysis, Fil, ROCK!

[@paulablissett9396]

I didn't know where else to say this but since it's your most recent video, i thought i would say, Happy Valentine's Day, ROCK!

[@ninjabluewings]

John's voice is INSANELY WELL PRESERVED! he is now 75 and still sounds AMAZING! I swear he has just been frozen in a time capsule 🤗🤗 one of THE FINEST! singer/ songwriters that has ever lived in the history of recorded music

[@mysticmaverick1]

Great songwriter, guitarist, singer and good looking too! Saw him live last year and he was phenomenal!

[@christinedaniels6073]

I just love you Fil. ♥️

[@tonepilot]

Lol, stalker alert! Just kidding, hard not to like Fil.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@arthurrendbeau6782]

i love you for loving Fil :)

[@christinedaniels6073]

TonePilot I’m not a stalker!!!! Pretty tough to stalk him from 6,000 miles away. I do want to go to dinner with him though. 😘

[@tonepilot]

@@christinedaniels6073 Me too!

[@katherinea.rodgers8366]

OK. It Is July 2020 and I am watching this again! He and his kids are doing songs from his home during our lockdown. It is so enjoyable.

[@nukchuu1]

yes absolutely love watching him play with his kids, playing for the love of music and his fans! Imagine being his son or daughter and getting to learn from this Legend and not thinking twice about it... eh thats just my dad >.< lol

[@tezzrterry7485]

Saw John first time 25 years ago, awesome guitarist, better than most people realize. True legend forming CCR.

[@DoktorRS66]

I am a bit surprised at how his voice sounds like it did back in the 60s. Not many maintain the same sound for that long.

[@wickedannabellaqbasicbitch4777]

Van Morrison for example

[@augustineriley5582]

@@wickedannabellaqbasicbitch4777 Roger Daltrey too, check out his recent album, and his masterpiece with Wilco Johnson from 4 years ago, [eace.

[@wickedannabellaqbasicbitch4777]

@@augustineriley5582 That's a shame. I saw Dylan in 02', but his voice never was fantastic. Not too say I don't like his voice, I do.

[@augustineriley5582]

@The Hoss Agreed, the intensity from the original studio cut is - and hasn't been there - since the Cosmo's Album cut, I've always personally thought and felt that Fogerty hit his most devastating performance on that original song, - his other phenomenal material notwithstanding, maybe his finest studio moment? Pure primal energy which can't always be repeated.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I have tweeted out to Roger Waters recently several times about some stances he has made for his political stances. Guess what, he can't sing like he did when he was younger. But when he has made some speeches for the Palestinians, or for Venezuelans, and he has had to pay a price. But he is making powerful speeches. So I said that his voice is getting stronger with age, and he appreciated the meaning. But John Fogerty was a surprise and I loved this video.

[@brianfurchner]

When he was with keith urban on crossroads, I am fully conceded to the fact he is timelessly brilliant

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@katherinea.rodgers8366]

Of course, he still has it! I believe his son now plays guitar with him. When you have a higher voice, age changes your voice, but when you start out with a deeper voice, it doesn't change as you get older!! Personally, he sounds as great as he did in the 70's. Thanks. Fil for featuring him.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@stevenphillips6127]

I hear one CCR song when I have the music on shuffle and it turns into a marathon.

[@stargazer1460]

Always loved CCR, glad to see he's still out there playing his music. Long live John and CCR👍😎🤘

[@gangnamstylegrandpa6352]

One of my all time favorites ! I remember playing Creedence songs off their first album in the 60's ! All his songs were easy to play , soulful , great beat , great dance tunes ! Everything that you need for 1st class Rock-n- Roll . Something that is lacking in this day and age ! John Fogerty is an American Icon !! Plus his songwriting is the best , all his songs are Classic !!

[@Radzoso]

Blue Moon Swamp is an outstanding album

[@DrumWild]

My dad was a huge CCR/Fogerty fan, so I don't have much of a choice. His sound is always home.

[@gmatt200]

Fogarty is one of the all-time greats. Saw him live about 2012, and he played for about 3 hours, every song great!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

John Fogerty, I saw him in CCR back in '72, and again with these guys - probably the same tour, he is a legend, he has genuine soul. Great call Fil!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

When I was a kid, old people watched Lawrence Welk. Now old people watch rock stars. Old ones, maybe, but still, quite a change.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

An-a one-a an a two-a!

[@stanspb763]

I was in the recording end of the music industry for a long time. I had a major studio with 3 studios in the complex. One day we got a call from John's brother about his wanting to record a demo. Why would a guy who has been out of the loop for so many years? That was 1985 after all the lawsuits with his old label, for years never performing the songs the label had rights to. We surely wanted to work with him, he was everyone's hero but did this mean he was returning to performing? We did not do demos, there were lots of small studios that specialized in it. We only did albums but for him, why not? He booked the smallest room and his brother loaded in all his amps,drums and guitars, basses etc and set them in a circle with a high chair in the center. The next day John appeared. Even though he lived just 12 miles from the studio no one has seen him for years. He had been working on this songs for years, alone in his garage, until he finally broke his old contract in court. He played every instrument, including drums on the "demo" and he kept extending it to eventually add up to 13 tracks when demos were usually 3-4 songs. On the last day of mix, he asked for the 2in. and master 2 track master tapes to be locked in the vault and had us create a cassette copy. He said he would be back in a day, going to LA and come back to load out the equipment. Later when he returned, he set up in the kitchen and as had been a usually activity during breaks during he recording, where everyone else in the other rooms, Heart and Journey, when not needed in the studio would gather around and listen to John's stories and what a storyteller he was about the Credence days. I never saw anyone get so much sincere respect as John did, no one dislikes him as a person or as a writer/player. A day later he came to explain his absence. He took that cassette take and few down to LA and walked into the president of Warner Bros and told him he had a tape to play, and if he wanted it, tell him but the tape can't leave John's control. John gave him a short time to decide any Lenny W. only took minutes, John did not want A&R, lawyers or anyone else to hear the demo. a 13 song demo. Two hours later he walked out of his office with an advance check for $2.4 million and that tape in the vault was not a demo but the full finished "Center Field" album. That was the first record Warner ever pressed platinum. John was back! My own experience of him was that he was the warm, friendly, humble and the best storyteller ever. He called a week later and said the buzz in LA was all over it and for him the biggest thrill was being asked to do the late night shows on TV. Great guy, great talent.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@candicescott7176]

I knew it was leading to Center Field! I remember hearing that when it was released and thinking, " Yeah! John is back!", it was that good.

[@martykirkpatrick6347]

Great video! John hasn't lost anything in vocal capability..Awesome job Fil!

[@raymondcote2913]

He was my guitar hero growing up. Love CCR. Still have a Kustom bass head. Thanks, Ramble Tamble !

[@rockinpiano1]

I knew a guy that used to guide John and his sons on elk hunting trips around Troy, Oregon. He said John would set by the fire at night and make up one song after another right off the top of his head. He said couldn't believe how easy everything came together for him.(:>)

[@candicescott7176]

In Oregon? I wished he'd written one about Sasquatch ...those big guys need a theme song.

[@hungfao]

70?? What happened? Oh, wait. I'm pretty old, too. Man, those vivid summer days...the late 60s/early 70s, and CCR. It doesn't seem that long ago. John is one of the reasons why. (I wouldn't give my left arm as you suggest....then I wouldn't be able to play the guitar)

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@DC-js4gk]

Biggest band in the world 69-72. Pity his career was waylaid by bad management and band squabbles. The biggest band at Woodstock, left out of the movie due to a bad drum mike and a demanding manager.. It's still awesome though and more atmospheric and involving than most performances, like Joplin ended up on cutting room floor.

[@hungfao]

@@DC-js4gk Yeah, that happened to a lot of bands back then. Elements in the music industry had found a new way to make a lot of money and cheat the artist. They still do as a matter of fact. My wife and I have flirted with some well-known names in the industry over the decades and I've kind of soured to it after hearing present day horror stories. We've written a couple of really well-received songs and have been recipients of generosity by a few producers who want us to 'do more' but....I can see why things like Pete Ham can happen.

[@DC-js4gk]

@@hungfao Very true and the songs by Badfinger (terrible name IMO) are almost unlistenable for me, knowing what transpired. The songs have a genuine intensity that most pop rock lacks. Yeah CCR is a band w a very strange history of being screwed over that endures amongst remaining band members to this day. Imagine being the biggest band and being told "No that deal is no good you're not selling yourself out over this movie" Oh yeah there's also the issue of immortality etc a la Joe Cocker Santana etc. Talk about short term thinking. Good luck w yr music. It's a jungle out there, I have friends who perform and promoters and venues regularly rip them off in various ways. Their most rewarding gig recently was a free gig as the venue doesn't even pay bands to perform any more. I was a freelance journo and the same thing happened there. The big guys stopped paying big money sending the pros scurrying to the corporate sector. So now they are spreading fake news for the same people and the Indies have been pushed into blogging and other waffle. Crazy

[@hungfao]

@@DC-js4gk Of interest, someone my wife knows wrote a song that became a big hit after someone recorded it. It apparently sold really well. For his trouble he got $218.00. Everyone else got wealthy. I can't say who it is because of possible pending litigation nor do I know the details of what his contract. But it is discouraging. I wanted to be one of those guys who writes songs for other people. Like you said - a jungle.

[@pamnichols7877]

Well damn that was touching. I love how the guitar talks back to him,,,a second voice! He sounds amazing!!!!! He is a Fortunate Son!!!!!

[@rogertidd5220]

Read John's book "Fortunate Son". A whole new appreciation for the man and his music.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@augustineriley5582]

Roger, yeah, very insightful book.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Dita fantastic book really amazing inside to John and Natalie when he finally got married but all of the mental issues. the bipolarism almost did him in. we're glad we still got him

[@757optim]

I need to read that. I know a little about how John was screwed by the industry. He is music greatness. I hope he feels like he won in the end.

[@vortexpilot5096]

Spot on, Fil! You're so right about the guitar as a voice. My brother and I used to sing lead guitar parts from our favorite songs back in the day, like Jimi Hendrix' Little Wing. Sang them from memory while working in a vineyard. Some of the others laughed but we weren't embarrassed. Thanks for totally excellent breakdowns, Fil!

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!

[@futuredirected]

Awesome analysis, as always, Dear Fil! Thank You for being awesome!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@smonk4473]

That was excellent insight and commentary, Fil. His abilities as a vocalist/ instrumentalist may have been as good as it ever got. One of the greatest, not only as an entertainer but as a person who stood by his convictions as well.

[@danw1955]

Damn, ol' John looks GOOD for 70 something! Still got the voice too... amazing!😍😁 Another great review Fil, thanks man!😉👍👍

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@alanna8983]

John has young kids too. New lease on life for him. Bless his heart! ❤

[@seanryan5591]

Johns brother summed it best when he said... I could sing but he had a sound... So true..

[@skullduggery3377]

CCR: best northern california band to sound like a swamps of louisiana band.

[@monaj2971]

Great singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. I wrote that line two minutes before you said it. But I have noticed that all of your commenters seem to be in the same groove with you on these videos

[@garypowell4565]

Me and a lot of others grew up back in the day learning to play the guitar wih CCR. That voice is so unique. Have you ever seen the Rain and Heard it through the Grapevine were a couple of my favorites learning to play.

[@nancygreene5838]

OMG grew up on this music I'm so old. Thanks Fil.

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

He still sounds good here.

[@darrenkrivit6854]

This came up while I was watching another one of your analysis videos 😋 Catching up on some earlier ones I missed

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@nickklok4955]

Man you keep nailing my fav heroes! Strange to see him play an Ibanez. I loooove his Gibson

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah it's cool to see an Ibanez!

[@mariegilleon7530]

oh my goodness ,fav artist and band of all time ,millions of memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelnettles2570]

My first record album was Green River. My uncle gave it to me.

[@augustineriley5582]

Perfect way to cut your teeth, Bless your Uncle ! ;)

[@MrChuck19941]

Thanks for another great one Phil ! Amazing as it is, CCR never had a number one single, hard to believe but true .

[@allanalbert3064]

Damn 70 years old and his voice still sounds strong. Impressive for sure. Great analysis. Thanks Fil

[@dlsmpsn]

Another one of my all time favs. Great job as always. Thanks!

[@pattyfarghaly1821]

Oh Lord now I feel my age. Oh to be young again. Love John and CCR. Still rocking on as if it were yesterday. ❣❣

[@rickjason215]

His voice is still great. Really an iconic voice and a great song writer. I wonder if not performing for years when he didn’t have access to his own music saved his voice. He has the unique ability to write a very simple song and make it great. His playing is better now than he was in his twenties.

[@tenlittleindians]

While he took a few lessons and is more technically capable these days, I miss the tone he gets out of his Led Paul run through his old Kustom amps. Those amps were some of the first hybrid designs; part solid state and part tube.

[@rickjason215]

@@tenlittleindians He has the unique ability to write very simple songs that are great. He can't model those amps?

[@tenlittleindians]

@@rickjason215 They are not quite stock Kustom amps so he can't just dial it up but I'm sure a custom preset could be used to get close. That guitar he's using in the video is far lighter than a Led Paul and I think he likes the neck on it but it will never give him a Led Paul tone. I slung an Electra back in the 70's and it would dig in to your shoulder after about two hours making the rest of the gig very long. I too would not want to sling a heavy guitar for very long live anymore.

[@rickjason215]

ten littleindians I found the lighter Les Paul sounded better. They can model anything as long as you have the original amp and to be honest very few people can tell the difference. His band now is much better than CCR. He could play an acoustic and sing and he would be great.

[@tenlittleindians]

@@rickjason215 I think the original band sounded better but if I were in John's shoes I would not play with those guys either after the crap they pulled.

[@randytalbot1253]

Fil, saw him in 2016 and he just blew me away, brought me to my childhood listening to CCR on AM radio. Interestingly, the "kid" playing the rickenbacker is his oldest son who is now a part of his band full time. When I saw them, he and his son did a dual lead back and forth with matching black Gibson les Paul's. You are right, about John connecting with the audience. If you go back to their heyday in 1968-70, they put out like five albums in that time along with constant touring. Just amazing. Thanks Fil

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

Still the man!🎸🔥👏

[@Coolrockndad]

John Fogerty played lead guitar, sang lead and writes must of the songs for Creedence Clearwater Revival. A super talented guy.

[@chipurBillWhite]

Check-out CCR at Royal Albert Hall on KZbin. Of course, after you absorb all of Fil’s vids 😉

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks Bill!

[@augustineriley5582]

Bill, you do mean the original CCR Albert Hall gig? Not the one from ten years ago? Saw the recent one myself, brilliant of course, but not the power of that guy from 1972 (?) he was on fire then. "Keep on chooglin'! ;)

[@chipurBillWhite]

Augustine Riley “Power” is the perfect word. From 1970: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3q7gmCqhMuVp6c

[@Daehawk]

I was born in 69. Ive always loved CCR and John.

[@catherinesplane98]

Fogarty's voice has softened a tiny bit. Still clear, poignant, and electric. 😎😎

[@shanna9650]

Fabulous!! I was at this show at the new orleans jazz & Heritage Festival Gentilly Stage!! We will Fest again!!

[@futuredirected]

One of the most distinctive voices in rock, a masterful writer of hits, and superb musician, John Fogarty appears to be doing well. Good to see. I read that Creedence Clearwater Revival’s music were the most played songs on (US) Armed Forces radio in the Vietnam War.

[@SpaceCattttt]

I wouldn't be too proud of being the most played songwriter during that pointless bloodbath...

[@futuredirected]

teppolundgren If there is any pride at all, it would be knowing that he was a favorite of the young men who were forced by their government to commit war crimes in that pointless bloodbath. War has no winners; only victims.

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@futuredirected Glad to hear that's your point of view. Americans all too often have this unbelievable worship of their troops, and I find it sickening. Vietnam was different; as you say, those kids were forced to go. But after they got back and were mistreated, to make up for it, soldiers are now treated as gods on Earth. WTF? How sick is that? It's one thing defending your country on your own soil. But when you send your "heroes" all over the world to defend your business interests, that's where I draw the goddamn line. That's NOT heroic. Being a hero means doing something dangerous you don't want to do, that benefits others, rather than yourself. And I don't see how benefiting your own people while slaughtering men, women and children on the other side, makes anyone a hero. A hypocritical hero, at best. There are no heroes in war. It's just business and tragic waste. And people shouldn't be celebrated for fighting in them. WWII was a necessary war. The future of the world was on the line. The soldiers who fought against the Nazis, THEY were heroes. But there hasn't been a war like that since. And hopefully there'll never be another one like it.

[@goodun6081]

@@SpaceCattttt , I would like to think that Fogerty's most popular songs on Armed Forces Radio would be "Fortunate Son", and "Run Through the Jungle", but I have a feeling that those might have been subject to censorship by the military radio programmers.

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@goodun6081 Censorship is almost as evil as war.

[@leiferikbagge9851]

Thanks for doing John Fogerty on your channel! You got to the point with him and his qualities! I appreciate that! I got interested in music with the Beatles in the mid-60s. I could play a little, and I'd taken a course in playing mandolin, but it wasn't anything serious. So when I heard songs like Day Tripper, I Feel Fine, and Rain, my eyebrows rose! (Some 40 years later, I found out what fascinated me in those songs - the riffs). In 1971 I heard the first CCR song. That blew my brains out! Then I decided I'd be a musician too. I got my first guitar. On the path, I started to write songs and later to arrange them. My master in all these fields was, of course, John Fogerty. This particular song is a true masterpiece! Everything is in its place. Changing even the smallest thing would destroy it. There has to be the right piano sound, the saxophone and the lot. The sax solo, played by John, is magic! Also, Doug Clifford's drumming is perfect. But then, he always played the drums perfectly.

[@hughbo52]

One of my favorites by them. I also liked Heard it Through the Grapevine.

[@candybanks8717]

His voice was an impossibility back in the day. Not to be repeated.

[@1satisfiedmind]

and today (2020) John is sharing songs during the lockdowns, live with his kids. Good stuff.

[@calebwitt207]

Caleb Witt Fogerty is one of my all time favorites. I finally saw him at the Ryman in Nashville in 1997 & I was blown away. He played for three hours & what a show. Check out his DVD The Long Road Home In Concert & watch a great entertainer in action.

[@calebwitt207]

Sorry for the spelling.

[@The5thGen]

Really glad to hear you talk about his style of guitar solos. You are spot on!

[@dutchreagan3676]

Thank you Fil. Appreciate your video (as always)

[@johnlawrence2757]

That rasp has been recently resurrected: if you listen to his solo albums from ‘80s,’90s and the voice is much smoother - almost like someone else - and I agree it’s amazing that he can do that again! Takes me back ! And the young Fogertys doing a great job supporting him !

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@sandycampos127]

Another fine video thank you Fil

[@kneedeepinbluebells5538]

Oh HOW I've Loved John Fogerty's Vocals ... From The FIRST Time I Heard Them In The 5Th Grade - Thank You For Your Awesome Perspective

[@SpaceCattttt]

That's more like it. John may not have that fantastic sandpaper rasp in his voice anymore, but he still sounds like a more aggressive Neil Young, which is not a bad thing at all.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@augustineriley5582]

teppollundgen, right on, the Fogerty who cut the original Long AS I Can See The Light - with his excellent own sax solo, can never repeat that, but he has a full toolkit, sings it more like a hymn today, as Joe Cocker did when he covered it.

[@reeseroberts2587]

Another great one! Thank you!

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!

[@richardcollis4743]

He doesn't look 70. Still has that voice.

[@gregmardon6973]

Damn good job on this analysis, been a fan of his from the beginning!And we use the same expression over here stateside,"Resting on my laurels".

[@patriciasnyder6915]

Fil, I love seeing the joy and appreciation expressed on your face. I have learned a lot from you, especially as I never played guitar. You have given me an appreciation of the difficulty of playing and singing at the same time.

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

Fil, we have the same expression across the pond as well. 8>)

[@wingsofpegasus]

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